5/8/2019 Changes to Work Injury Compensation Act (WICA) in 2016

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Changes to Work Injury Compensation Act (WICA) in 2016

Since 1 January 2016, the maximum and minimum compensation limits for death and total permanent incapacity under WICA have been

increased. The cap on medical expenses has also been increased.

Higher compensation limits

The maximum and minimum compensation limits for death and total permanent incapacity under WICA, as well as the
cap on medical expenses, have been increased.

Compensation type Accidents before 1 Jan 2016 Accidents from 1 Jan 2016

Death Min: $57,000 Min: $69,000

Max: $170,000 Max: $204,000

Total permanent Min: $73,000 Min: $88,000

incapacity (PI) Max: $218,000 Max: $262,000

Medical expenses Up to $30,000 or 1 year from date of Up to $36,000 or 1 year from date of
accident, whichever first accident, whichever first

Treatments that help injured workers recover faster

Return to Work (RTW) treatments are activities that help injured workers recover and regain their ability to work. RTW
activities are claimable as part of WICA medical expenses.

Claimable RTW activities include:

Case management
Functional capacity evaluation

Worksite assessment for purposes of rehabilitating injured workers

More information
Check out our posters on the WICA changes in English , Malay , Mandarin  and Tamil .

Last Updated: 9 January 2017

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